Background
Naylor was born in Sydney, Australia to Richard Naylor, a veterinarian, and Neroli, an English and History teacher.
Naylor was born in Sydney, Australia to Richard Naylor, a veterinarian, and Neroli, an English and History teacher.
She graduated from Loreto Normanhurst where she was School Captain whilst training with the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney, then attended Charles Sturt University in Bathurst under a Seven Network scholarship. Naylor attended University of Technology in Sydney for a year to complete her Bachelor of Arts in Communications degree.
She was an announcer for Groove FM, then worked in television for A Current Affair, Escape with ET, The Footy Show, Gladiators, Music Television Australia, National Nine News and SportsCafe (New Zealand). She has also written for magazines such as Australian Traveller and Road Rider. After graduating from the Queensland University of Technology in 2002 with a Masters in Drama, she appeared in regional theatre productions.
In 2005, she was cast as Regan McLeod in the television series McLeod"s Daughters.
She was also cast in the New Zealand series Orange Roughies. She later appeared in films such as The Reef (2010) and Robotropolis (2011).
Personal life Naylor married James Trude on 12 May 2007. The couple have a child together named Sophia Jade Jeffery.